Nicole Gesmondi, Artist

Email: nicole@nicolegesmondi.com

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I see the thing, I feel thing thing, I make the thing”

Andre Kertez

Objective

  • Providing my clients with artistic and professional photography.
  • Publish a coffee table book
  • Meet and secure Art Dealers
  • Exhibit my work domestically + internationally
  • Sell my images to individuals, interior designers and hotels

Education

  • B.F.A., May 2005, Photography, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford
    West Hartford, CT, Magna Cum Laude

Experience

2005 Freelance Photographer – Nicole Gesmondi

  • Fine Art Photography
  • Portrait & Headshot Photography
  • Wedding Photography

2005 - 2010 Portrait Photographer, Portrait Simple, Warwick, Rhode Island

  • Photographed clients in a digital studio setting
  • Administered to the daily operations of the studio
  • Paid commission on orders, praised in corporate newsletters for sales

2006 - 2008 Still Photographer, Rocky Point Documentary, Rhode Island

  • Photographed abandoned park for stills in the film
  • Documented fundraisers and events throughout production
  • Sold prints to help raise money for “You Must Be This Tall”

2009 Nicole Gesmondi Photographer, LLC

  • Fine Art Photography
  • Portrait & Headshot Photography
  • Wedding Photography

Technical Skills

  • Black and White Photography (all film formats, printing, processing)
  • Color Photography
  • Large Format Camera’s (4x5)
  • Documentary Photography
  • Knowledge of the history of art and photography
  • Experimental Processes (liquid light, Polaroid emulsion lifts, toning)
  • Digital Imaging Technologies (Photoshop and printing)
  • Studio Lighting
Juror
November 2010Rhode Island Open: 24Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI
Mentor
2009Mentored Toll Gate High School student for 15+ hours
2008Mentored Toll Gate High School student for 15+ hours
Solo Exhibition
2010Wall Display Little Falls Bakery, Cranston, Rhode Island
2009Wall Display Three Sisters, LLC, Providence, Rhode Island
2006Reflection SeriesBankRI Galleries, Providence, Rhode Island
2005Every Scream ErodesCranston Public Library, Rhode
Group Exhibitions
2009

Exposures – Photography Open

Warwick Museum of Art

2009Narragansett Art FestivalNarragansett, RI
200920thAnnual Open Juried Photo ShowWickford Art Association
2009Shutter, Shade, & StoneWarwick Museum of Art
2008

Size Is | Alumni Small Works Show

Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School
2008

Narragansett Art Festival 1st Place

Warwick Museum of Art

2008Rhode Island Open 22

Warwick Museum of Art

2007Rhode Island Open 21Warwick Museum of Art
2007

Lazy, Hazy, Daisy

Warwick Museum of Art
2007

Save Ocean

One Way Gallery
2007

Call to Photographers – Open theme

Warwick Museum of Art

2006Alumni Small Works ShowJoseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School
2005Sicily: The Painted SketchSilpe Gallery, Hartford Art School
2005BFA Senior Thesis ShowSilpe Gallery, Hartford Art School
2005Albany Avenue: Now & Then Sherman Museum, Mortenson Library
2004BFA/MFA Works In Progress Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School
2004Alexander A. Goldfarb Exhibition Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School
2002Freshmen Foundations Exhibition Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School

Publications